Monday, January 25, 2016

Jersey City to start snow removal plan starting tomorrow and other top stories.

  • Jersey City to start snow removal plan starting tomorrow

    Jersey City to start snow removal plan starting tomorrow
    Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Management, announced today that Jersey City will begin implementing a snow removal plan for the city's main thoroughfares and commercial districts that will have the snow removed from curb to curb following this weekend's historic blizzard.  Commercial and main streets are being targeted, as these areas provide access to the daily needs of residents such as supermarkets, banks, pharmacies and other small businesse..
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  • How do the streets look in Jersey City? (PHOTOS)

    JERSEY CITY -- While the city has been focusing on clearing off secondary streets today, some residential streets are still packed with snow.  About two feet of snow blanketed Jersey City this weekend. Crews have been on the roads for more 36 hours working to clean the streets. Despite their efforts, some streets are still very difficult to navigate.  Some streets, like Martin Luther King Drive, were cleared by Sunday morning: Caitlin Mota | The Jersey Journal  But some of the side streets in ..
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  • Jersey City still cleaning up, ticketing businesses that don't shovel

    Jersey City still cleaning up, ticketing businesses that don't shovel
    JERSEY CITY -- Plows continue to make their way through Jersey City in the aftermath of Winter Storm Jonas, while city officials are offering first-hand help with cleanup.  Today, 10 inspectors from the Department of Health and Human Services will be out ticketing commercial businesses who have not shoveled their sidewalks after the area was blanketed with two feet of snow. They will also be available to address any snow-related complaints.  The fine for businesses that don't shovel is $250.  ..
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  • Evening of Duets is next for Cathedral Arts Live in Jersey City

    Evening of Duets is next for Cathedral Arts Live in Jersey City
    An Evening of Duets, featuring music, dance and spoken word, is the next event in the Cathedral Arts Live series at Grace Church Van Vorst in Jersey City. The Jan. 29 performance is the third in the inaugural season of the performance series, which kicked off Oct. 30 with dance, music, storytelling and a curated art exhibition for Day of the Dead. The duets in music will feature singer Mary Aiken, composer and pianist Trevor Weston, drummer Chris White, pianist Colin Britt, guitarist Nick Cutr..
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  • Homeless man rescued from Jersey City fire

    Homeless man rescued from Jersey City fire
    Jersey City fire truck.jpg A homeless man was rescued Saturday night from two-alarm fire in Jersey City. The Jersey City Fire Department responded to a call at 7:50 p.m. of a fire at 263 Stegman St., which was quickly upgraded to a two-alarm blaze. (Journal file photo ) A homeless man was rescued Saturday night from two-alarm fire in Jersey City.The Jersey City Fire Department responded to a call at 7:5..
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  • Jersey City school board won't let retired cop bring gun to meetings

    Jersey City school board won't let retired cop bring gun to meetings
    The Jersey City school board has given a thumbs down to its newest member's request to carry his gun to board meetings. John Reichart, as a retired NJ Transit cop, is allowed by federal law to carry a concealed weapon anywhere in the United States. But state law requires him to obtain approval to carry his gun inside schools — the board generally meets at School 11 — and at a caucus last week, his fellow board members expressed opposition. Reichart, who works for local developers Paul and ..
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  • $29K in cash, $9K in cigarettes stolen from Jersey City grocery store ...

    Jersey City police car Three masked men broke into a Jersey City Heights grocery store and swiped $29,000 in cash and more than $9,000 in cigarettes last week, police said. (Journal File Photo) Three masked men broke into a Jersey City Heights grocery store and swiped $29,000 in cash and more than $9,000 in cigarettes last week, police said. The owner of a Summit Avenue grocery store told police that a ..
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  • St. Dominic, St. Peter's Prep win Jersey City indoor track ...

    St. Dominic, St. Peter's Prep win Jersey City indoor track ...
    Follow @JJournalSportsThe St. Dominic indoor track and field team held of a tough challenge from Hudson Catholic, while St. Peter's Prep fended off Hudson Catholic to win at the Jersey City indoor track and field championship last week at the Jersey City Armory.It was the 30th straight season the Blue Devils won the city meet, and the 100th time in program history.St. Dominic senior star Camille Bertholon won a pair of events - the 800 and 3,200 - and junior Malia Gray took first in the 55 hurdl..
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  • Youth notes

    JAN. 26JERSEY CITY Read to Ella, Children in kindergarten to third grade will read to Ella, a certified therapy dog and Golden Retriever who will be accompanied by her trainer, Patricia Redden; adults must accompany children under 8-years-old and are expected to remain in the library during program, 3:30 p.m., also Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 3:30 p.m. Five Corners Branch Library, 678 Newark Ave. 201-547-4579.Book Discussion Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Jersey City Free Public Library, Miller Branch, 489 Berge..
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  • Hudson County getting back to normal after blizzard

    Hudson County getting back to normal after blizzard
    BY Caitlin Mota & NANCY BENECKIJOURNAL STAFF WRITERS There's no doubt about it: Winter is here! Several months of uncharacteristically mild weather gave way this weekend to the season's first blizzard, burying the East Coast with massive snowfalls that could break records set in 1996. With the sun shining brightly yesterday, residents and businesses across Hudson began to dig themselves out a day after travel bans, canceled flights and suspended public transit had brought the region to a quiet..
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Meet Jersey City people who are out all day clearing the snow .Charge upgraded to manslaughter in death of Jersey City peacemaker .
Jersey City, Newark collecting bottled water for Flint residents .Jersey City preps for weekend snow storm .

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